The Financial Times reports that Yoshimitsu Goto, senior executive corporate officer at SoftBank, told delegates at the Credit Suisse Asian Investment Conference in Hong Kong, that “one possibility is relisting Arm in the future”.

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Goto added that there were no imminent plans to make a relisting, but it is thought the Vision Fund will need to exit its investments before the end of its 12-year life cycle. SoftBank declined to comment on the report.

SoftBank took Fulbourn-based Arm off the stock market in July 2016 when it acquired the company for £24bn, a record for a European tech firm. As the time Masayoshi Son, the founder and CEO of SoftBank, said the delisting was important so that the company could invest for the long-term without worrying about investors looking for short-term profit. With this in mind, the idea that they might relist is somewhat surprising.

As part of the take-over conditions SoftBank is committed to doubling the headcount at Arm, and has been investing heavily in staff in recent months. Son has also been busy putting his cash into other companies as he looks to establish SoftBank's position as a leader in the emerging Internet of Things market. Through SoftBank he has acquired stakes in Uber, WeWork, and another firm with Cambridge roots, virtual reality company Improbable .